The Walt Whitman Archive
Life & Letters
Correspondence
About this Item
Title: Julius Chambers to Walt Whitman, 23 September 1888
Date: September 23, 1888
Whitman Archive ID: loc.01255
Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
Editorial note: The annotation, "Julius Chambers," is in an unknown hand.
Contributors to digital file: Jeannette Schollaert, Ian Faith, Caterina Bernardini, and Stephanie Blalock
 image 1 |  image 2 |
The Herald,
New York,
Sept 23, 1888
My Dear Whitman:
How can I tell whether this brings pleasant or ill news. However, it's a "jewty" to send it to you.
With much sincere admiration,
I am
Yours sincerely:
Julius Chambers
Correspondent:
Julius Chambers (1850–1920)
was an American author, investigative journalist, and travel writer. After
working as a reporter for the New York Tribune, he became
the editor of the New York Herald and, later, the New York World.